On tactical Public Private innovation collaboration, a number of the public and private sector issues on cybersecurity. Want to also echo frank and thank our sponsors for this event, north rup grumened, and Marcus Edwards who has been our sort of partner in getting this organizes for the past few months. In addition to his day job, hes also a doctor of engineering student here at George Washington university. I dont know how he finds time to do both of those things, but thanks, marcus for all of your work on this todays conference. Ill briefly introduce the panel that we have before us, and then well go right into a discussion with some time at the end of the 50 minutes for audience questions. First, immediately to my left, your right, scott aaronson, executive director for security and Business Continuity at the Edison Electric institute. Hes been there since 2009, working in a variety of roles before getting his current position. Before that, worked on the hill for congressman lantos
Jose state, and a member of the football team. The unicon firms he was stabbed overnight. It happened here on post street downtown. One Business Owner told us he saw a fight break out with more than 12 people but doesnt know what led up to the brawl. To be honest with you, san jose and downtown san jose especially is not too known for its safety. Reporter this student says he has even seen people carrying weapons downtown. I have seen a lot of people with huge knives on their sides and things of that nature. Reporter with graduation ceremonies set for next weekend, students say they question going out downtown given recent violence. There was a shooting by one of the bars on Second Street i think a month and a half ago, so it is not surprising to me at all. Reporter students we talked to tonight say they feel safe at san jose state, but once they set foot off campus theyre not as confident. It is just dangerous. You never know what is going to happen. Reporter this is not the first tim
Viewers this morning. My name is frank salufo. I direct your center for im really excite d for what wil be a rich and long day covering a whole host of issues that our center zeros in on ranging from counterterrorism to Homeland Security to cyber to obviously the integration between federal, state, and local and obviously with the integration between the public and the private sector as well as some of the international issues. Couldnt think of a better time to host this than sunday was the fifth year of our successful raid of Osama Bin Laden in abbottabad in pakistan and obviously serves as a good time to sort of take stock in terms of where we are, how the threat has changed and what sorts of capabilities and capacities we need to be able to get ahead of the curve. Our conference is titled securing our future, and it is meant to be a strategic set of issues that looks across our various portfolio issues. Let me ask everyone to please put their phones in quiet mode and, when you do ha
When a cyber attack rises to level of warfare. Would require policymakers to consider the ways in which can the damage from a cyber attack to a conventional attack. It would require the definition in its law of war manual read more at the hill. Com. Back up on the hill today capitol hill Coverage Today of the centers for medicare and Medicaid Services and how her implementing new rules for physicians payments under medicar the the acting director would testify and our live coverage starts at 2 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan 3. More now from this conference on National Security and counter the the department of Homeland Security talks about deputy secretary talks about efforts to increase Cyber Security threat information sharing between government and private sectors. And public and private sectors talk about what they are doing to encourage cooperation in combatting cyber threats. Good morning, and if i can welcome everyone to the campus at George Washington university, thanks for tak
Share i sharing information to deal with Cyber Security threats. Its two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning, and if i can welcome everyone to the campus at George Washington university, thanks for taking time out of your busy schedules. Let me also welcome our cspan viewers this morning. My name is frank salufo. I direct your center for im really excite d for what wil be a rich and long day covering a whole host of issues that our center zeros in on ranging from counterterrorism to Homeland Security to cyber to obviously the integration between federal, state, and local and obviously with the integration between the public and the private sector as well as some of the international issues. Couldnt think of a better time to host this than sunday was the fifth year of our successful raid of Osama Bin Laden in abbottabad in pakistan and obviously serves as a good time to sort of take stock in terms of where we are, how the threat has changed and what sorts of capabilities and capacities we n